Wildlife conservation starts on our doorstep
Be the change you want to see. Give children and youth hope and help them make an impact on nature conservation.
Author: Nature Conservancy of Canada staff
Heard it from a Scout: Safe food practices in nature
Conservation on a budget
Caring for our water is a shared responsibility
Find out how Indigenous communities, government and industry are coming together to take care of fresh water, our most precious natural resource.
The magic of nature
When I first started going to my neighbourhood park, I often saw disturbing human behaviour; some from children as young as three. In the School of Life, where my field-testing on educating others about our waterfowl neighbours initially failed, I am now finding much more success with it.
The importance of wetlands
Restoring and creating wetlands and the habitat that surrounds them is very important in the protection and recovery of at-risk species.
I like to be outnumbered
I play a game with myself of counting visible and audible animals when I’m alone in nature, just as an acknowledgement of being outnumbered. This practice reminds me that however high humans are on the food chain, however much our industrial and personal activities disproportionately shape the lives of other animals, they have us outnumbered.
Heard it from a Scout: 5 ways to reuse your Halloween pumpkin
From recipes to candles, here are five creative ideas to help find a second use for your old pumpkins.
Ode to a nature commute – part 1
Living in a city of a million people means noise, traffic, concrete and a need to go, go, go, right? What if I told you it also means immersing yourself in urban nature?
Something’s fishy: While you were sleeping
Do fish sleep? If so, how? The easy answer is yes, fish do sleep. Well, kind of. One thing’s for sure: they don’t sleep like we do.
